Deirdre shook her head with a defeated look in her eyes. "It's useless. Even sleeping pills can't make him sleep normally. I don't understand what kind of ability Emily has to make insomniacs like Brendan sleep. Or perhaps she did something—"

Before she finished her sentence, Sterling stood up abruptly.

"Where is the hotel?" Deirdre was startled, as she did not expect Sterling's reaction.

Sterling repeated again, "Where is the hotel that Brendan went to? What's the room number?"

"Are you goi